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# B. Craig Dunkum

Henrico General District Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Henrico General District Court
- State: Virginia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- B. Craig Dunkum is a judge of Virginia’s 14th Judicial District Court (Henrico General District Court), elected by the Virginia General Assembly in 2015 and reelected in 2022, with a term ending in 2027
- He also held the role of Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Henrico County from 1980 to 1986
- Clerk’s Office (804) 501‐4727

### Education

- University of Richmond School of Law — J.D. (1980)
- Wake Forest University — B.S. (1977)

### Additional information

- Elected by the Virginia General Assembly February 25, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; reelected January 6, 2022, effective July 1, 2022; term ends 2027.
- Listed on the September 28, 2026 OES judges directory.
- Attorney in Chesterfield, Virginia, before 2015.
- Before joining the judiciary, Dunkum was an attorney in Chesterfield, Virginia, with prior legal work at Duane & Shannon in Richmond
- handling criminal defense, insurance defense, personal injury, products liability, and workers’ compensation cases.
- Court contact: Henrico General District Court, 4301 East Parham Rd, P.O. Box 90775, Henrico, VA 23273-0775
- Richmond Criminal Bar Association

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### cell phones and electronic devices

Scope: statewide

Virginia courts commonly restrict cell phones and other electronic devices in court buildings; counsel and litigants should check the local court policy before arrival.

Evidence excerpt: Most courts in Virginia do not allow you to bring a cell phone or other electronic device into the building.

[Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.vacourts.gov/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.vacourts.gov/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia official judicial roster](https://www.vacourts.gov/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)
- [Virginia judges directory (Rule 1:15)](https://courts.state.va.us/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Virginia District Courts Directory](https://www.courts.state.va.us/directories/dist.pdf)
- [B. Craig Dunkum](https://ballotpedia.org/B._Craig_Dunkum)

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